---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-SOS-CDL-MEDICAL CARD"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires interstate Commercial Driver's License (CDL) holders subject to the physical qualification requirements of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to provide a current original or copy of their medical examiner's certificate or medical variance to the Secretary of State prior to the issuance of a new, renewed, upgraded or transferred CDL. Provides that the Secretary is authorized to cancel the CDL of any person who fails to submit or submits a fraudulent medical examiner's certificate. Defines terms. Provides that a commercial motor vehicle may not be operated unless the driver has in his or her possession a copy of his or her medical variance, if one is required by law. Provides that no person shall be issued a commercial driver instruction permit or CDL unless the person certifies to the Secretary one of the following types of driving operations in which he or she will be engaged: (i) non-excepted interstate; (ii) non-excepted intrastate; (iii) excepted interstate; or (iv) excepted intrastate. Provides persons who hold a commercial driver instruction permit or CDL on January 30, 2012 must self-certify to the Secretary one of the above-mentioned classifications no later than January 30, 2014. Contains reporting requirements applicable to the Secretary. Provides that a driver's certification status shall become non-certified within 10 calendar days of the expiration of a medical examiner's certificate or medical variance or both and that failure to provide an updated medical examiner's certificate or medical variance or both within 60 calendar days of a driver's medical certification status becoming non-certified shall result in cancellation of the CDL. Effective January 1, 2012."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1295"
citation: "Illinois HB 1295 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2011-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41c52949-3dac-432f-9c89-98c188d114ce"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1295&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=57516&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "8b71702064f1351e63e8da3e741da36e59d623889ee0b16e190e0a642489da52"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 1295 (97th) — VEH CD-SOS-CDL-MEDICAL CARD

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires interstate Commercial Driver's License (CDL) holders subject to the physical qualification requirements of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to provide a current original or copy of their medical examiner's certificate or medical variance to the Secretary of State prior to the issuance of a new, renewed, upgraded or transferred CDL. Provides that the Secretary is authorized to cancel the CDL of any person who fails to submit or submits a fraudulent medical examiner's certificate. Defines terms. Provides that a commercial motor vehicle may not be operated unless the driver has in his or her possession a copy of his or her medical variance, if one is required by law. Provides that no person shall be issued a commercial driver instruction permit or CDL unless the person certifies to the Secretary one of the following types of driving operations in which he or she will be engaged: (i) non-excepted interstate; (ii) non-excepted intrastate; (iii) excepted interstate; or (iv) excepted intrastate. Provides persons who hold a commercial driver instruction permit or CDL on January 30, 2012 must self-certify to the Secretary one of the above-mentioned classifications no later than January 30, 2014. Contains reporting requirements applicable to the Secretary. Provides that a driver's certification status shall become non-certified within 10 calendar days of the expiration of a medical examiner's certificate or medical variance or both and that failure to provide an updated medical examiner's certificate or medical variance or both within 60 calendar days of a driver's medical certification status becoming non-certified shall result in cancellation of the CDL. Effective January 1, 2012.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1295&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57516&DocNum=1295&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1295eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57516&DocNum=1295&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1295enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57516&DocNum=1295&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brandon W. Phelps — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2011-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps `filing`
- **2011-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-14** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-23** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-02-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-02-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 10, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-03-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2011-03-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
- **2011-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-12** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-07-28** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0208 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/41c52949-3dac-432f-9c89-98c188d114ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).